11. Day 17: Why Is Working HARD Always A Success Principle?
I will let you in on a little secret. You simply can’t hang out with the idea of success, even if fear is present, without kind of wanting to experience some version of success. This may explain why I uncharacteristically set a timer for one hour and told myself “you can clean the drawers under the washer and drier for one hour; just go for it!” Because I am really noticing exactly what spurs me on to success or what holds me back this month I have become aware of something again and again. One of the things that holds me back is what I might call fearing it all might be...
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The other day I just woke up ready to cry. My saddened, sodden pile of thoughts left me feeling damp, cold, heavy and unforgiving. It took me a while to realize this feeling/thought cluster was worry. Our prolonged trip and time of rest had nearly all but wiped worry from my radar; enough so as I didn’t recognize the feeling at first. Now recognized, I saw the thoughts wanted to drag years of past responses and memories as the demonstration as to why worry was not only needed but the obvious best option. I thought to myself, “Not this time. Worry, you may stop right there, I...
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I read today these known words in a book I randomly picked up off my bookshelf: “If thou canst but believe; all things are possible to him who believes.” It is the crux of opening up to success of any kind. And it bloody annoys me. It stirs up in me anger, hurt and shame because I again wonder, “Why and how could I have forgotten who and what I am?” This is what is being forgiven in my extending love to the fear of success. This deep angry, annoyed, entitled shame. Shame, not that I allowed the forgetting, but that I am caught out. I could not outwit,...
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Dearest Ones, Love is invincible. Love cannot be broken. Love cannot be separated. Love cannot be made not Whole, only seen this way through closed eyes and tight heart. Love is all you need. Love is all you have. Love is the truth you seek. There are infinite ways to know and experience love. Join with the love that you are and you will take your invincibility everywhere you go. Join with the love you are that you may see yourself in and through Love’s eyes. You are already perfect, whole, delighted joy, peace and eternal comfort. This I know for I know you. You are the apple of my...
Read More11. Day 13: It’s What Love Would Do
I have a dear and good friend who is my soul’s mirror, my holy witness and agitator without whom I would never see wholly. This one is a gift beyond measure (and you know I, now, truly adore and am uplifted by measure). I have the joy and privilege of being able to be my whole, unadulterated, untidy, unwitting self when we are together. I find this One in all I meet…….if I but allow it. We learn how to love and be loved limitedly one step, hug and glance at a time until we can bear to allow and entertain the true unlimited nature of the Love that we are. Today these...
Read More11. Day 12: Awareness By-The-Measure
I finally came across the best reason I have ever heard for measuring goals. I seem to be one of those people who equate measuring with judging. It might have stemmed from always being the last person picked for the team for athletic pursuits and the first person picked to lead an academic squad or entertainment committee. Measuring, in my mind, must inevitably lead to judging something better or worse, less or more, good or bad. So I have always resisted measuring of any kind. When the recipe calls for a half a cup of cheese I just scoop out “some” cheese and think...
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